The vass Surname
vass Name Meaning and History
- English: status name denoting a serf, Middle English, Old French vass(e), from Late Latin vassus, of Celtic origin. Compare Welsh gwas ‘boy’, Gaelic foss ‘servant’.
- English: variant of Vause.
- Swedish: variant of Wass.
- South German: variant of Fass.
- Hungarian: from vas ‘iron’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a blacksmith, or a nickname for a resilient, tough man.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Price Vass of Raleigh Co., Son of John Anderson Vass and Cora Stover |
 Appalachian_Roots
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| Warren Angus Vass | Dawn Johnson | 1 |
| Origin of Vass Surname |
Gurtis
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| Engagement of Anna Louise Vass, Alabama 1908 |
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gary41
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| Elliott Vass, son of Rice Curtis Vass |
brammer_1
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| Josephine Vass obit | James | 1 |
| Hello | Marcel Vass | 26 |
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| Calling UK Vasses |
richardvass1
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